Murray Now

Located on the banks of the majestic Murray River less than 3 hours from Melbourne is the Rich River Golf Club Resort, Moama. While this resort boasts such facilities as a 36 hole championship golf course, pro shop, gym, tennis, bowling, croquet and Echuca Moama’s largest Motel, Rich River Golf Club Resort also have a number of employees sponsored under the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS), this allows employers in regional or low population growth areas of Australia, to employ skilled workers from overseas, or temporarily residing in Australia for permanent residency.

Due to a shortage of Chefs in regional areas of Australia, Rich River Golf Club Resort, Human Resource Manager Lissa Reynolds, found it difficult to attract and retain the volume of skilled professionals required to run such a large operation. Due to the diversity of job opportunities within the club, Rich River Golf Club Resort has also been able to offer employment opportunities for sponsored employee’s wives and partners.

Jeevan DeSilva, from Sri Lanka, originally moved to Australia via a Student Visa to study in Melbourne. He is now a qualified chef at the Rich River Golf Club Resort after completing his studies through a Diploma in Hospitality. “I have had the opportunity to advance my skills at Rich River. I have been with Rich River for five months now and find the regional area such a great place and believe my decision to work at Rich River was the right choice”.

(L to R) Jeevan DeSilva and Rafael Campos at Rich River Golf Club Resort

Another success story is Rafael Campos, originally from Brazil. He too arrived on a Student Visa and resided in Brisbane. After completing a Diploma in Hospitality he was employed as a chef and is now well versed in all aspects of commercial cookery. His love would have to be learning pastry as Rafael goes onto say “it has been so good working in such a big company and one of the busiest clubs in the Murray region. I love how welcoming and friendly people are to me.”

Murray Now works closely with Regional Development Australia Murray (RDAM), which are accredited by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) as a Regional Certifying Body (RCB). RDAM are processing many successful applications each month and hope to build a diversified workforce within the Murray Region.

For more information on the Regional Skilled Migration Scheme click here.

And to find out more or visit the Rich River Golf Club Resort, click here.